Fix Telegram Error 420 FLOOD_WAIT Rate Limit Hit By Messages Or API Calls (2025)

Updated: 11/29/2025

You are replying quickly in a group, forwarding messages between chats, or testing a bot, and suddenly Telegram stops your action with Error 420 FLOOD_WAIT followed by a number of seconds. It feels unfair because everything was working normally a moment ago and now your messages refuse to send. Error 420 is Telegram’s way of telling you very clearly that your account or bot has hit a temporary rate limit and needs to slow down before it can send again.

The good news is that 420 FLOOD_WAIT is rarely permanent. By understanding how Telegram limits requests, pausing activity for the required cooldown, and lowering the intensity of your scripts or forwarding habits you can avoid turning a small wait into a bigger restriction in the future.

Method 1: Respect The FLOOD_WAIT Cooldown Time

After the cooldown time passes send just one normal text message to a private chat or saved messages, if it sends successfully you can resume normal usage. If it fails again with a new FLOOD_WAIT value increase your pause duration before trying once more and reduce the speed of your activity going forward.

Method 2: Reduce Automation And Bot Request Rates

Enable verbose logging in your bot or client so that every FLOOD_WAIT and related HTTP error is recorded with a timestamp. Review these logs regularly to understand which actions or endpoints are most likely to trigger 420 and adjust your sending patterns or code structure around that data.

Method 3: Secure Your Account And Avoid Spam Flags

If you have connected Telegram to third party websites or automation platforms review those integrations and disable any you no longer trust. After cleaning up access, use your account more gently for a few days by avoiding mass adds, repeated link posting, or forwarding chains so that the anti spam system learns you are behaving normally again.